On the 15th August 1880 tragedy struck the parish of Gweedore, while parish priest Father James McFadden said Mass in a packed St Mary’s Chapel in Derrybeg. This is known in Gweedore as the great flood, while the Irish Times would describe the event as the Gweedore catastrophe.
That's quite a story and it's still being repeated with the climate change.
ReplyDeleteI love the expression, " a deluge was thrown from the heavens".
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful building. What a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The building still looks really great!
ReplyDeleteThat was a real tragedy!
ReplyDeleteO edifício parece ainda estar em óptimas condições.
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...and the chapel stood firm.
ReplyDeleteA poignant story.
ReplyDeleteI read the article given in the link, the painful event.. It is really a big disaster and sad.. Happy sunday Bill:)
ReplyDeleteA real tragedy. The chapel is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo great as it is. & a tragic story too.
ReplyDeleteThat was quite a tragedy. It's hard to imagine that water could rise that fast but I've seen it happen a few times.
ReplyDeleteWhat a horror. Such things still seem to happen no matter what we have learned through the years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Bill.
ReplyDeleteDünyada kutsal ne çok şey var.
ReplyDeleteA very sad story indeed.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad story!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link.
That's an interesting looking building.
ReplyDeleteA very tragic event.
ReplyDeleteThat's fascinating. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDebió de pasar de improviso, de lo contrario, no se hubiera celebrado ningún servicio religioso.
ReplyDeleteWhat a historical building but looks still strong.
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Abraço!
Bella capilla te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteInteresting and floods are certainly not a good thing.
ReplyDeleteGlad the building was saved. A flood made Ingo finally after 13 years of weekend-relationship move to Braunschweig.
ReplyDeleteHe said, "if the water comes in again"... - I hoped for it (he was safe here) and it did, big.
Floods are bad but in this case...
A very sad event.
ReplyDeleteGood shot.Nice chapel.
ReplyDeleteHi Bill.
ReplyDeleteI like this.
Greetings from Patricia.
A nice looking Chapel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link ... such a sad event.
All the best Jan
Wow! Such a tragic event and an interesting looking church.
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